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color:#1F497D'>James,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>&nbsp; Last week you sent me an email saying I had signed up for
ORF, but hadn&#8217;t reserved a room at the Adolphus or reserved a room at the
ORF rate. I double checked my reservation and it indicates I have reserved a
room at The Apolphus under the ORF rate. Is there something else I need to do
to confirm my registration? I&#8217;ve included a screen shot of my
registration if that helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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Thanks,<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org
[mailto:rules-users-bounces@lists.jboss.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>James Owen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rules Users List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [rules-users] Drools Boot Camp Co-Located with ORF 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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Permission...]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Good News!
&nbsp;Drools Boot Camp will be co-located with October Rules Fest! &nbsp;Now
you can have your cake and eat it too! &nbsp;Mark Proctor and Edson Tirelli are
already featured speakers at ORF 2009 but now they will have a Drools Boot Camp
at that same place and it's free for ORF 2009 Attendees. &nbsp;(If that's all
that you want from ORF then there is a small charge to help pay for the room,
coffee, etc.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>We're
re-designing the ORF 2009 Agenda right now to accommodate a Thursday Think Tank
(T3) that is a round table discussion by the industry's leaders. &nbsp;People
such as Mark Proctor, Dr. Forgy, Gary Riley, Carlos Seranno-Morales and others.
&nbsp;The T3 will set the direction of rulebased / BRMS development for the
next decade and the ORF 2009 Attendees will be there to listen and contribute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>So, with DBC
co-located with ORF 2009 - AND - the T3 this should prove to be an explosive
combination of events that, while not on a par with the Big Bang, certainly
will be one of the most exciting events of this decade. &nbsp;Well, for
rulebase geeks, anyway. &nbsp;:-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Check out <a
href="http://www.OctoberRulesFest.org">http://www.OctoberRulesFest.org</a> for
more details. &nbsp;(DBC probably won't show up until Monday or Tuesday)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>James Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Founder October
Rules Fest<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Senior Consultant
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color:#976635'>Twitter: OctRulesFest</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
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font-family:"'Lucida Handwriting'","serif";color:blue'>&quot;If I have seen a
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
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color:black'>Come to October Rules Fest and stand on the shoulders of the
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